Example sentences of "[verb] it could be [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says it could be thirty minutes or half an hour on that one . |
| 2 | Mrs Banham said he was put on the operation waiting list in December last year , when the wait was about seven months , since then she has been told it could be 18 months . |
| 3 | The disabled group have been told it could be ten years before a bridge with ramps is installed at Leominster . |
| 4 | Many groups around the world are working in these areas and the rate of data exchange using ‘ traditional ’ tapes or CD-ROM meant it could be two months before one group heard of another 's ideas . |
| 5 | Well I 'm just thinking it could be three years cos I 'm thinking what I borrowed what did I borrow , fifteen hundred ? |
| 6 | I said to that bloke today well how , how long am I gon na be before I go to court , he said it could be two years away |
| 7 | I was gon na say if you ai n't permanently in employment , you 're a bit silly to take that especially if the er , present climber and there 's one there they offered me said it could be two weeks or it could be two years I do n't know , so I gambler or not , I mean it depends how well you 're you are as well . |